Sliding gate



(No Mohdel.)

Gr.l W. FRAZIER. SLIDING GATE.

No. 531,920. Patented Jan. l, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT Erice.

GEGRGE W. FRAZIER, OF EXETER, NEBRASKA.

SLlDING GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,920, dated January1, 1895.

Application filed August 9, 1894. Serial No. 519.855. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom zt may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. FEAZIER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Exeter, in the county of Fillmore and State ofNebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SlidingGates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which itappertains to make'aud use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

-This invention relates to improvements in sliding gates; and itconsists in the construction and combination of the parts, as will behereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a gateconstructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

A, B and C designate posts which are located on the sides of the roadwayand are suitably braced in an upright position. The front gate-post Aconsists of two uprights which are connected to each other at theirupper ends to provide a space between them to receive the front end ofthe gate when it is closed. The post B on the other side of thegatewaycarries near its upper end a roller b, and at a suitabledistanoein rear of the post B is located the post C which is of greaterheight than the post B and is provided with two rollers c and c', onebeing located a slight distance above the other.

D designates the gate which is made up of front and rear verticalbattens d and d to which are rigidly connected the horizontal rails cl2and an inclined upper rail cl3. The forward end of the rail Z3 isrigidly attached to the front batten d immediately above the upperhorizontal rail of the gate and inclines upwardly therefrom beingrigidly connected to the rear vertical hatten d and extending beyond thesame to pass through the post C. Near the upper end of the front hattend is pivoted an inclined bar or rail D which eX- tends rearwardly and isinclined upwardly at a greater inclination than the rail (Z3 beneath thesame. The rail D extends through the post B at its upper end and bearsupon the roller b journaled in said post, the said rail also extendingthrough the upper part of the post C between the rollers c and c and isconnected at its rear end to the rear end of the rail d3 by means of auadjustable bar D2, said bar being pivoted to the rail d3 at its lowerend and provided at its upper end with a series of holes through whichthe bolt for connecting it to the rail D may be passed. By means 0f thisadjusting bar the angle of the inclined rail D may be varied withrespect to the other rails of the gate so as to overcome any sagging ofthe gate from use.

A gate constructed as hereinbefore described provides a self-closinggate, and the gateway is not obstructed by an overhead track or bar. Itwill also be noted that when the gate is being opened it is graduallyelevated so as to clear any obstructions, and this feature is especiallyuseful when there is any snow upon the ground. Simple and effectivemeans maybe applied to the gate for holding the same open or closed, butin practice it will be found that the weight of the gate is sufficientfor all purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is y In a gate, the combination, of the postsB andl C having rollers, a gate provided with vertical end battons andhorizontal rails attached thereto, inclined rails cl3 and D which extendbeyond the rear hatten, the upper inclined rail Dengaging with therollers of the posts B and C, and a bar D2 pivotally connected to therear end of the lower inclined rail and adj ustably connected to therear end of the upper inclined rail, substantially as shown, for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereofI afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. FRAZIER.

Witnesses:

WARREN WooDAED, CHARLES HALE.

